Adjusting Federal Benefits for Geographic Differences in the Cost of Living (open access)

Adjusting Federal Benefits for Geographic Differences in the Cost of Living

This report discusses the indexing provisions in relation to geographic location. Moreover, the report further summarizes how the consumer price index does not cover interarea cost of living comparisons.
Date: August 20, 2007
Creator: Cashell, Brian W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Aerial Refueling (open access)

Air Force Aerial Refueling

This report considers the future of the U.S. tanker fleet for aerial refueling.
Date: March 20, 2007
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Transformation (open access)

Air Force Transformation

This report considers how the Air Force is changing itself to meet new defensive needs. The issues for Congress on this are mostly budgetary and how effective it will be.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization (open access)

Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization

This report is on Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Frittelli, John & Peterman, David Randall
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests (open access)

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests

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Date: September 20, 2007
Creator: Nichol, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species (open access)

Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species

This report is on Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Bucj, Eugene, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (open access)

Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

This report is on Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs.
Date: April 20, 2007
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
California’s Waiver Request to Control Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act (open access)

California’s Waiver Request to Control Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

This report consists of California's waiver request to control greenhouse gases under the clean air act.
Date: August 20, 2007
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance: An Overview (open access)

Campaign Finance: An Overview

This report details the information related to concerns over financing federal elections in the aspect of the political system, its practices and related issues.
Date: April 20, 2007
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Punishment Overview: 2006-2007 Term of the Supreme Court (open access)

Capital Punishment Overview: 2006-2007 Term of the Supreme Court

This report provides Capital Punishment Overview during 2006-2007 Term of the Supreme Court.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Wallace, Paul Starett, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Child Care and Development Block Grant: Background and Funding. April 2007 (open access)

The Child Care and Development Block Grant: Background and Funding. April 2007

This report provides background information on the CCDBG, The Child Care and Development Block Grant, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Date: April 20, 2007
Creator: Gish, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides information about the Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities and Issues for Congress on China Naval Modernization since Concern has grown in congress about the china military modernization.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations (open access)

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations

This report is a guide to the regular appropriations bills that congress considers each year.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Krouse, William J.; Murphy, Edward V. & Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Committee of the Whole: An Introduction (open access)

Committee of the Whole: An Introduction

The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, more often referred to as the “Committee of the Whole,” is the House of Representatives operating as a committee on which every Member of the House serves. The House of Representatives uses this parliamentary device to take procedural advantage of a somewhat different set of rules governing proceedings in the Committee than those governing proceedings in the House. The purpose is to expedite legislative consideration. This report briefly reviews the history of the Committee of the Whole, describes the current procedure associated with it, and identifies its procedural advantages.
Date: March 20, 2007
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Reinvestment Act: Regulation and Legislation (open access)

Community Reinvestment Act: Regulation and Legislation

This report begins with a brief outline of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) statute and the regulations. It also assesses the costs and the benefits of the 1977 act. The report then turns to regulatory agencies’ recent CRA compliance rules. The two last sections of the report briefly summarize the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007 and conclude with some implications.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Eubanks, Walter W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Redistricting: The Constitutionality of Creating an At-Large District (open access)

Congressional Redistricting: The Constitutionality of Creating an At-Large District

This report discusses the constitutionality of the creation of an at-large congressional district.
Date: March 20, 2007
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
System: The UNT Digital Library
Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660/S. 378 in Brief (open access)

Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660/S. 378 in Brief

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Date: February 20, 2007
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations and Related Issues (open access)

Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations and Related Issues

This report provides information about the Status of U.N. Negotiations and Related Issues on Cyprus.Cyprus has been divided since 1974.since the 1970s,the U.N with U.S support has promoted negotiations aimed at reuniting the island.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
Debate and Motions on the House Floor: Allocation of Time (open access)

Debate and Motions on the House Floor: Allocation of Time

This report addresses time limitations associated with selected House floor procedures.
Date: March 20, 2007
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit: A History of Recent Increases (open access)

The Debt Limit: A History of Recent Increases

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Date: September 20, 2007
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress

This report provides an Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress on Defense Acquisition.Department of defense activities to provide military capabilities for the defense of the nation are usually controversial and always complex.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Chadwick, Stephen Howard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elections in France, 2007 (open access)

Elections in France, 2007

This report discusses about the election in France. It further discusses about the election of 2007 and Implications for the United States.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Gallis, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Employee Free Choice Act (open access)

The Employee Free Choice Act

This report discusses legislative attempts to amend the National Labor Relation Act ("NLRA") to allow for union certification without an election, based on signed employee authorization.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

This report will identify and discuss oversight issues and legislation introduced in the 110th Congress to address specific concerns related to how ESA is implemented and how endangered species are managed.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library